A plague of dead musicians

[BobM]

David Bowie
Glenn Frey (Eagles)
Mic Gillette (Tower of Power)
Ian Kilmister (Lemmy from Motorhead)

Who's next?

[Zeuhlmate]

Jack Bruce 2014
Chris Suire 2015
Edgar Froese 2015

[nosebone]

George Duke (2013)

[bob_32_116]

I suppose some might say it's bad luck to discuss it, but I am not superstitious and I don't think my mentioning the possibility of somebody dying is going to have any effect one way or the other on whether it happens.

Personally I would not be surprised at any time to hear that Joni Mitchell has left us. That will represent a huge loss to the music world, perhaps even more so than Bowie.

In her case, we know she has had serious health issues. Most of the celebrities seem to manage to keep such things relatively hushed up, the result being that when they die it's a complete shock to most of the public, who had no idea they were even ill. With people like Lemmy, Scott Weiland and Amy Winehouse you kind of saw it coming, but with others, like Donna Summer, Natalie Cole and especially David Bowie it seemed to be just out of the blue. Of course it wasn't; it was just that they and their families chose not to broadcast details of their health issues.

[R_burke]

It's been said that getting old is hell, but it beats the alternatives - Unfortunately so many of the really good musicians are reaching an age that combined with many of their lifestyles...

[dgtlman]

One positive which could come out of these recent deaths is those bands who are remotely thinking about reunions might step up & finally do something... IE: Genesis & Led Zep.

[mx20]

One positive which could come out of these recent deaths is those bands who are remotely thinking about reunions might step up & finally do something... IE: Genesis & Led Zep.

They already did! Now, they're done (again).

[Reid]

Who's next?

All of us. It comes with the territory.

[at least 100 dead]

^^

Not for Keef.

[JKL2000]

I suppose some might say it's bad luck to discuss it, but I am not superstitious and I don't think my mentioning the possibility of somebody dying is going to have any effect one way or the other on whether it happens.

Personally I would not be surprised at any time to hear that Joni Mitchell has left us. That will represent a huge loss to the music world, perhaps even more so than Bowie.

Are you saying you want to start a dead pool?

[Dan Roth]

David Bowie
Glenn Frey (Eagles)
Mic Gillette (Tower of Power)
Ian Kilmister (Lemmy from Motorhead)

Who's next?

Also in the last week:
Gary Loizzo (vocalist for American Breed/Styx engineer)
Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople)

If you go back a couple more weeks:
Natalie Cole
Stevie Wright (Easybeats)

[Dave (in MA)]

I'm going to guess that the percentage of musicians croaking recently isn't any higher than the general population, and I say that with absolutely no data to back up my claim.

[Phlakaton]

Jason Mackenroth (former Rollins Band drummer)

[Jerjo]

A funeral home director told me that there's a theory in the industry that people struggling with terminal illnesses often die in January. They will themselves to get through the holidays and then give up the next month. No evidence to back that up but it does make some sense.

[Rick Robson]

Is there a medicine against cancer yet? Many of them have died because of that.

[NogbadTheBad]

I'd say that as a lot of us are north of 50 and like music that originated in the late 60's early 70's it's inevitable that the pace of death amongst our heroes is accelerating. Give it another decade and anyone who was 20 in 1970 will be 76. We'll all be dead eventually.

[progeezer]

I'd say that as a lot of us are north of 50 and like music that originated in the late 60's early 70's it's inevitable that the pace of death amongst our heroes is accelerating. Give it another decade and anyone who was 20 in 1970 will be 76. We'll all be dead eventually.

Some sooner than others!

[BarryLI]

I'd say that as a lot of us are north of 50 and like music that originated in the late 60's early 70's it's inevitable that the pace of death amongst our heroes is accelerating. Give it another decade and anyone who was 20 in 1970 will be 76. We'll all be dead eventually.

You sure, bro?

[bob_32_116]

Are you saying you want to start a dead pool?

WTF?

[NogbadTheBad]

You sure, bro?

I'm still holding out hope for immortality.

[Digital_Man]

Some sooner than others!

Do not go gentle into that good night.

[Gruno]

I'm still holding out hope for immortality.

There can be only one.

[Sean]

A plague of dead musicians...

I think you mean, lighthouse keepers!

[Facelift]

I'd say that as a lot of us are north of 50 and like music that originated in the late 60's early 70's it's inevitable that the pace of death amongst our heroes is accelerating. Give it another decade and anyone who was 20 in 1970 will be 76. We'll all be dead eventually.

It's not just that - the overall number of celebrities has increased significantly since, say, the 1940s and 1950s, so once we get to the point where people who had popularity/notoriety in the '60s and '70s start dying (that would be now), it will seem like many more of them are dying (because there are more of them to begin with).

[whatwherewhywhen]

I see Colin Vearncombe (aka Black) is in a coma. Not prog but one of the few Eighties artists I still follow.